Bent County register., 1887-02-12

The hotels aud restaurants were
more than crowded yesterday.
Lamar will be well provided
with hotels within sixty DAYS.
The Stock Exchange lunch
counter had out new sign Yesterday.
Willis Winger is contes,inp DR.
Cummings right to prove up on his
claim.
j. 5. Porter sold his south side
bn'lding yesterday, to Godding.
Descent Il Dugan.
A car load of Ohio people will
arrive here about the first Of March
to take up government land.
DR.. McMullen made profes-
sinnal call down to Pennington
Thursday, returning yesterday.
MIR. and Mrs. Prime, Mrs. DAVID
son and Capt ard Mrs. Munger were
visiting MRS. :. Porter yesterday.
Lamar has nine hotels, reStaur.
ants and lunch counters and more
going up, besides the boarding hous.
cs.
Mr.. Nicholas has his residence
about completed and moved in YES
terday, Mrs. Nicholas having arrived
here from Lovelapd, several days,
ago. q ro'9' * o,1 q
Mrs. J b Morris and rhillren
and Mrs. Addie Runner and children
came up from La=ned, Kan, Thurs
day evening, Mrs. Runner moved ont
to her clam, three miles south east
of town to-dsy.
Pat Sughrue and Mike Sughrue.
twin brothers, the one Sheriff OF
Ford county and the other Sheriff of
Clark county, Kansas, and Ben Dan
iels, an old time Dodge CITY officer,
makes trio that arrived in town
this morning.
Mrs NJ. c. McQueary and G. n.
MrQneary desire to return their
heart felt thanks for the many acts
of Kindness and sympathy extended
them by the people of Lamar. during
the last illness of VI. G. McQueary.
Until further notice, the land
office will be open from ten To twelve
o'rloek in the morning, being only
two hours per dav. This order he
came necessary 10 keep up with the
work and the officers haye to work
early aud late as it j..
Some one without the fear of J.
Fri'z Brind in their heart, Thursday
night, tore ioxn all the canvass al
except one, % the first
addition. This being another evi-
ience that the best way to advertise
is in newspaper.
C. l.. Stafford. Of Garden CITY
came up with the Excursion yester.
lay. Mr.. Stafford came To Lamar
with the fir, Excursion in May and
invested IN real estate, he Is pleased
20 say nj this time, although it look
ID little dubious then.
In two hours time Thursday, ].
+. Godding raised twelve hundred
dollars in town 10 build Methodist
'hurch. The subscription list has
been sent to Topeka for signers, BY
people interested in Lamar, and will
De sent 10 Denver for the same pnr-
pose The Mcthodists intend To
build church that will cost two
FIVE hundred dollars.
Capt. John J. Munger, of Garden
City was in town Monday and came
up again Thursday morning, accom-
panied by his wife and son. The
Capt. has let the contract to build
two residences on the North side,
and he and his partner, Mr.. Igo have
Ie: the contract to put the second
story on their store building. Capt.
Munger owns considerable real and
personal property i'll Lamar, and by
his faith in the town from the very
start, has invested so that he has
made big money, he is an enterpris-
ing, progressive man and we are for
innate in having him interested in
our town. Y
i. II. Holmes second free irainN
stopped at the depot at seven o'clock
yesterday morning with one hundred
and fifty passengers on board. The
day was a little cool and none hu,
actual buyers put in much time look
ing over property for sale, however